Bonaventure Cemetery - SavannahRead John Muir's 1867 commentary on Bonaventure (below)"Bonaventure is called a graveyard, a town of the dead, but the few graves are powerless in such a depth of life. The rippling of living waters, the ﻿song of birds, the joyous confidence of flowers, the calm, undisturbable grandeur of the oaks, mark this place of graves as one of the Lord’s most favored abodes of life and light". John Muir (1867)

"But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also"Matthew 5:39 (N.T. RSV) Bible Gateway

President Obama’s remarkably personal speech on Trayvon Martin and race in America

President Obama at Press Conference 7-19-13

““I think it’s going to be important for all of us to do some soul-searching,” Obama said toward the end of his remarks Friday. He clearly had already done some of his own.” President ObamaWashington Post 7-19-13

"Divine love does not merely forgive wrongs; it absorbs and actually destroys them. The forgiveness of love utterly transcends the forgiveness of mercy. Mercy sets the guilt of evil-doing to one side; but love destroys forever the sin and all weakness resulting therefrom. Jesus brought a new method of living to Urantia. He taught us not to resist evil but to find through him a goodness which effectually destroys evil. The forgiveness of Jesus is not condonation; it is salvation from condemnation. Salvation does not slight wrongs; it makes them right. True love does not compromise nor condone hate; it destroys it. The love of Jesus is never satisfied with mere forgiveness. The Master’s love implies rehabilitation, eternal survival. It is altogether proper to speak of salvation as redemption if you mean this eternal rehabilitation."

““I think it’s going to be important for all of us to do some soul-searching,” Obama said toward the end of his remarks Friday. He clearly had already done some of his own.” President Obama Washington Post 7-19-13

Why Grieve for Trayvon?

Obama: ‘Trayvon Martin could have been me’(The Washington Post)
Related: Blog: The Zimmerman case: A touch of sanity

Why Grieve for Trayvon? "And I began to think that tragedies like these cause us to slow down, and even come to a stop. They cause us to open our eyes for a moment and see that our actions have consequences. But on the other side of these tragedies, we tend to somehow find the freedom to move on, and to move on with strength. The only question is whether or not we will take what we see to heart, and resolve to be better drivers on the other side."

Benjamin Robinson is Senior Pastor of Living Hope Christian Center in Emeryville, CA,